household name

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He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 as the host of the early breakfast show and went on to become a household name presenting his irreverent afternoon show.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Her imminent debut on “The Bachelorette” is set to make Paul a household name.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Since then, Lim has become a household name.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Mr. Dikötter writes that it “made Mao into a household name and became the basis for all subsequent accounts of the rise of the Communist Party, and by implication of the history of modern China.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

In 1951, long before James Watson would become a household name around the world, the novelist Doris Lessing took a three-hour walk with the young Watson, whom she knew through a friend of a friend.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee